• HERBERT WANTS WIDER IMMIGRATION REFORM

    • October 26, 2010
    • Category: Enforcement, Immigration Law
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    Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Friday he wants to see more than an Arizona-style enforcement-only bill come across his desk. He wants legislation that addresses all facets of state-led immigration reform. “He encourages Rep. [Stephen] Sandstrom and others to move forward to work together,” Herbert spokeswoman Angie Welling said. “What he wants to see is

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  • Immigration Reform Update

    • June 25, 2010
    • Category: Immigration
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    Napolitano, in a speech this week (June 24, 2010) to Hispanic Leaders provided no details of what an immigration bill would look like, but said that it would be a “big goal” requiring bipartisanship. Napolitano stressed that the administration was committed to tough enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border while working to formulate a bill. “And

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  • Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP Act of 2009

    • December 20, 2009
    • Category: Immigration Law
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    House of Representatives Democrats, led by Representative Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321) in the House of Representatives on December 15, 2009. COMMENTARY Here is a summary of what I see as the main highlights of this bill: • Reduction of existing backlogs: Permits the “recapture” of unused

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  • President Obama Leads Immigration Reform Debate

    • July 1, 2009
    • Category: Immigration
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    Washington, D.C. On June 25, 2009 the President, Vice President, and key cabinet members met with a bipartisan group of Senate and House leaders representing the spectrum of opinion on immigration. The White House characterized the meeting as the “launch” of a policy conversation and “an honest discussion about the issues…identifying areas of agreement and

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  • Immigration Changes From The White House

    • May 29, 2009
    • Category: Immigration, Non immigrant visa
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    President Obama has indicated a desire to act on comprehensive immigration reform this year, and is expected to address the issue publicly very soon. Two questions arise with regard to a comprehensive immigration reform bill from President Obama: 1.  Will the White House propose a path to citizenship for the 12 million undocumented workers in

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  • H-1B, L-1 Visas In Danger

    • May 1, 2009
    • Category: Immigration, Non immigrant visa, US Employers
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    Responding to growing concerns about immigrants displacing U.S. workers, assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, designed to preserve the controversial H-1B program that allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers, but to limit its abuse. The Durbin-Grassley bill would require

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